The High Court has approved a settlement of €8.5 million in the case of a man who suffered severe brain damage in a road accident five years ago.
The court heard 54-year-old Kevin Moylan's van was rear ended and pushed into the path of an oncoming vehicle as he waited to turn off the Galway to Headford Road on 27 March 2018.
The crash happened at Balroebuck Junction, Corrandulla, Co Galway.
Mr Moylan suffered a fractured skull along with other injuries and lacerations to the spleen and was unconscious when he was taken from the scene by ambulance, the court was told.
Senior Counsel Conor Maguire said that as a result of the accident Mr Moylan, who was a farmer and block layer, had been severely brain damaged and cannot work.
He will require care for the rest of his life. The case had been before the court for assessment of damages only before the settlement was reached.
Approving the settlement Mr Justice Paul Coffey said it was fair and reasonable.
The judge also said he wanted to salute Mr Moylan's family, in particular his sister, for the extraordinary care they had given him.
Mr Moylan from Ballybeg, Corrandulla, Co Galway had through his sister Breda Reilly of the same address sued the driver of the van which rear ended his vehicle, Dermot Sweeney, Cong, Co Mayo and the owners of the van Northgate Vehicle Hire (Ireland) Ltd with offices at Northwest Business Park, Blanchardstown, Dublin and Sammon Contracting Ireland Ltd with offices at City Quay, Dublin as a result of the accident.
